The beautiful St Mary’s Church in Perivale Lane where Rena has enjoyed many musical recitals was the setting for her 100th birthday reception. Family and friends from the many areas of her life mingled midst beautiful flowers to toast Rena, enjoy her spectacular birthday cake and admire her card from King Charles and his wife. […]
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! I hope you all had a good Christmas, and thank you for your cards and good wishes. Jamie and I had a lovely few days with my sister and her family, including her 2 new grandsons, and my mum who is doing amazingly well at 93. Back home, in my […]
The United Reformed Church (URC) is delighted to announce a new date for its 50th Anniversary Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration. The new date is Saturday 15 April 2023 and the Open Church House event at 86 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RT, will also take place on the same date from 10am-12pm. From 10am-12 noon at […]
Dear Friends, What’s the first sign that Christmas is really on its way? Not the cards and gift-wrap, which have been on sale since August. Not the weather which, as I write, is still unseasonably mild. No; one of the sure signs has to be the launching of the big stores’ Christmas Adverts. These lavish […]
So here we are, the United Reformed Church! Only we were never meant to reach this milestone. The great hope in creating the URC was that churches would learn how to do the process, how to have the conversations, so the other churches could join in in a great snowball effect. What we actually learnt […]
The group continues to meet by Zoom on alternate Monday afternoons, 4-5.15pm. We have recently started reading ‘Doughnut Economics’ by Kate Raworth, a readable and accessible challenge to the assumptions behind traditional economic thinking. For instance, is growth always desirable? What about the limits of the planet? And how can we make economics serve human […]
St. Andrew’s is offering two musical events to mark the 50th Anniversary of the United Reformed Church and would love members of St. Andrew’s to use the opportunity to invite friends and family to join us! 2nd October Communion Service followed by an informal concert and light refreshments Please come along to this special communion […]
Reflection and art work by Revd Sue McCoan Bible reading: John 4:1-18 Here’s a woman who has to go and fetch her water alone, in the heat of the midday sun. All the other women would go together, in the early morning, while it was cool. The only reason to go independently would be if […]
Almost 2000 years ago, Jesus and his disciples were among the many pilgrims making their way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. They travelled in groups, praising Yahweh and singing Psalms of Ascent on the uphill road to the city of David. What wonder and excitement they must have felt when its magnificent temple came […]
Was celebrated by members of the congregation led in communion by Revd. Dr Elizabeth Welch on the evening of Maundy Thursday, in person and online on the Good Friday Walk of Witness (pictured) with Christians from churches across central Ealing and on Easter Day by Revd Maggie Hindley, with communion (see sermon). Members of the […]
